David Woodger
This story (translated from the Japanese) is like two stories mashed together. It begins in the real world with a young boy (age 11) named Wataru. There's some strange goings-on in a half-built house in his neighborhood (and it's pretty interesting). But then that bit gets overshadowed by Wataru's disintegrating family. Wataru wants to fix things and thinks he'll get a chance by fulfilling a mission into another world called Vision. Brave Story is fat, heavy, 800-page book and Wataru's entrance into Vision happens around page 220. Unfortunately, this is where things begin to bog down. I was non-plussed to realize that Vision was modeled after a Role Playing Game (RPG), something Wataru himself is crazy about. But I kept going. Somewhat interesting developments become less interesting. By page 380 I was completely bored with the story. I was bummed that I'd invested so much time into this story but after reading some of the less favorable comments from customers on Amazon, I now have Serious Doubts that persevering will pay off. So I'm not.
This story (translated from the Japanese) is like two stories mashed together. It begins in the real world with a young boy (age 11) named Wataru. There's some strange goings-on in a half-built house in his neighborhood (and it's pretty interesting). But then that bit gets overshadowed by Wataru's disintegrating family. Wataru wants to fix things and thinks he'll get a chance by fulfilling a mission into another world called Vision. Brave Story is fat, heavy, 800-page book and Wataru's entrance into Vision happens around page 220. Unfortunately, this is where things begin to bog down. I was non-plussed to realize that Vision was modeled after a Role Playing Game (RPG), something Wataru himself is crazy about. But I kept going. Somewhat interesting developments become less interesting. By page 380 I was completely bored with the story. I was bummed that I'd invested so much time into this story but after reading some of the less favorable comments from customers on Amazon, I now have Serious Doubts that persevering will pay off. So I'm not.